I will divulge that the cold doesn’t bother me, it is the snow; I hate that in Elgin, IL I have to always labor on snow removal.
It is most of the year that the snow is coming down.
I have to shovel, brush off my car, & do preventative measures. I complained so heavily to my spouse that she started looking into solutions. My associate and I found that a snowmelt system is the way to go when you live in a cold state line Illinois, however the snowmelt system is a series of pipes under the driveway, and hot water flows through the pipes to melt the snow. It is a hefty initial expense. You need to purchase a boiler, get the piping installed, & redo your driveway. It was worth every penny. My spouse & I started slow too, however first it was changing our household boiler to a boiler. Then it was getting piping installed throughout the house & readily available for outside. Then one summer time my buddy and I tore up the driveway, installed the pipes, & laid fresh stone over top. Then that winter my buddy and I finally got to experience the snow melt system, then gone is the snowblower. Gone is the snow shovel, however no more ice chipping or pre heating the car. The boiler snowmelt system works ideally for Elgin residing. I recommend it to every person I see in the area. I cherish that I maintain the driveway. I cherish that I have to do actually no work. What is fantastic is that the furnace is protected too. No maintenance, repairs, or upkeep. The boiler can live around 50 years & the snow melt system is around 20. It is perfect.